Advanced Courses

ESMO-ESO Courses on Medical Oncology for Medical Students

These annual five-day residential courses enable students to get a full picture of this challenging and interesting professional field before making the choice of their specialisation.

Preceptorship Courses

Apply now to join one of our Preceptorship courses!

Workshops & Courses

ESMO fosters the advancement of cancer research by supporting clinical trials workshops to inspire young oncologists from different disciplines across the globe to become the next generation of active researchers.

Patient Guides

Guides for Patients are designed to assist patients, their relatives and caregivers to better understand the nature of different types of cancer and evaluate the best available treatment choices

Personalised Medicine Explained

Video interviews and articles designed to help patients, policy makers and other non-medical professionals better understand the principles of personalised cancer medicine

Getting the Most out of Your Oncologist

Now available in Romanian, our Guide for Patients with Advanced Cancer is designed for patients, their family members and oncologists.

Designated Centres of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care

The ESMO Designated Centres of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care accreditation programme recognises cancer centres which provide comprehensive services in supportive and palliative care as part of their routine care.

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Policy News

Welcome to OncologyPRO, the home of ESMO’s educational and scientific resources, with Guidelines, a comprehensive list of E-Learning modules, Factsheets on biomarkers, slides and webcasts from our educational programme, and more... to support continuing medical education and daily practice!

Sarcoma & GIST 2016: Preceptorship & Advanced Course

Further improve your knowledge of these rare cancers by attending a one day course prior to the Sarcoma & GIST Conference. ESMO is offering two different types of courses on 15 February 2016, the day before the conference. Discover which one best fits your needs.

Sarcoma & GIST Preceptorship: 15 February 2016

A one-day meeting designed to provide young oncologists with a brief outline of both STS & GIST. It could be a first contact with these diseases for oncologists who are interested to know more about them and to have an introduction to the high-profile conference in the two days afterwards.

Sarcoma & GIST Advanced Course : 15 February 2016

Created for professionals who are already familiar with these diseases, this one-day event offers intensive discussions on STS & GIST clinical cases. Attendees will benefit from discussions about challenging clinical cases with specialists from both the EU and USA, leveraging the different perspectives and expertise across continents.

Registration fees and deadlines

*Parallel eventsAttendance is restricted to 60 participants for the Preceptorship, and 150 participants for the Advanced Course. Registrations will be accepted at a first-come first-served basis.

Confirmation of registration

Confirmation of registration will be sent via email to all pre-registered participants at the beginning of February 2016. The confirmation is the only official document that certifies registration for the course and this document must be shown on-site in order to receive the material.

Payment procedures

Payment by credit card must accompany the registration and be processed within the appropriate deadline. We accept Visa, Euro/MasterCard and American Express. Please note that Diners is not accepted.

Cancellation refund policy

Refund of the registration fee will be granted if notification of cancellation reaches the ESMO Congress Department in writing before 29 January 2016. After this date, cancellations will not be refunded. Refunds will be processed after the conference.